Handle for paper boxes



Aug. 19 1924 25%,594

R. J. GRUENBERG HANDLE FOR PAPER BOXES Filed Nov. ll 1922 Patented Aug.19, 1924.

STATES RAOUL J. GRUENBERG, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

HANDLE FOR PAPER BOXES.

Application filed November 11, 1922. Serial at. 600,397.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAOUL J. GRUENBERG, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco, State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Handle for Paper Boxes, ofwhich the following is a specification, in such full and clear terms aswill enable those skilled in the art to construct and use the same.

This invention relates to a handle for paper boxes, and its object is toprovide a convenient handle for suit boxes or other kinds of boxes,which handle will be suitably connected to the box to carry the materialplaced therein, and which handle will not seriously weaken theconstruction of the box when secured thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide means whereby the slot inthe box through which the handle is inserted will be stifi'ened to suchan extent as to avoid any danger of weakening the box owing to the factthat a long slot must be cut for the insertion of the handle.

Another object of the invention is to provide a handle which can beapplied to the box with the minimum labor, the handle being of such aform as to waste as little material as possible and be of as simple aform in cutting as possible.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich the same reference numeral is applied to the same portionthroughout, but I am aware that there may be modifications thereof.

Fig. 1 shows a common form of telescope box with one of the handlesapplied to each side thereof.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the box shown in Fig. 1,showing the handles fastened thereto,

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the handles,

Fig. 4 is an edge view of one of the handles.

Fig. 5 is a view of one of the handles, in perspective, showing the boxcorner in dotted lines, and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the slot in the box through which thehandle is passed when it is to be secured to the box.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a slightly modified form of handle whichmakes use of the waste cut ofi in the manner shown in the other figures.

"The numeral 1 indicates one of the box sections-and 2 the box sectionwhich telescopes into section 1. Adjacent the center of the upper cornerof each box section there is a slot 3 which is as long as the projectinggripping portion of the handle 4.

Inside the box the handle is provided with a longer gummed portion 5 towhich the gripping portion 4 is connected.

In order to close the slot through which the handle is passed when it isto be secured to the box, the box top has a depending flap 6. This flapis pushed back out of the way, as shown in Figure 6, when the handle isto be pushed into place.

When the upper gripping portion of the handle has been pushed throughthe box top, the tab 6 is pushed outwardly so that it can be glued inplace in the lane of the remaining portion of the box side, as indicatedin Figure 1.

Since the handle is made of a relatively stiff piece of material, thisstifl'ens the central portion of the box and, as the part 5 is glued tothe inside of the box, at opposite ends of the flap 6 there results arelatively strong handle for supporting the load carried by the box.

This construction dispenses with the necessity of extra tabs on thehandle, and when applied to foldin boxes enables the handle to be easilyglue in place and piled flat with the box bottoms and tops.

In Fig. 7 there is shown a handle which may be used with the same boxshown in Fig. 1, but which has the tabs 10 and 11 formed at the ends ofthe handle. This handle has longitudinal ortions 5 and handle portions 4exactly t e same as the handle shown in the other figures.

In operation the part 5' is secured to the side of the box while thetabs 10 and 11 are secured to the inside of the top of the What I claimis as follows, but various modifications may be made in the constructionshown in the drawings and above particularly described form, within thepurview of my invention.

1. A handle for paper boxes, comprising a longitudinally extendinggummed member having a gripping ortion connected therewith, and aslotted ox through which said gripping portion extends, the handle beinga longitudinally extending member with a D-shaped gripping portionsecured thereto, a box slotted to permit said gripping portion of thehandle to pass therethrough and a tab as long as the opening in thehandle adapted to bend over the longitudinal member which latter issecured permanently to the inside of the box and to said flap Wherebythe slot in the box is closed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day ofOctober A. D. 1922.

RAOUL J. GRUENBERG.

